This book integrates theoretical and practical perspectives on computer-assisted analysis of spoken discourse, reflecting recent important developments in speech analysis for language teaching and assessment. Bringing together into one volume the methods and approaches for analysis of speech properties and spoken discourse, Ghanem, Kang, and Kostromitina illustrate the importance of adaptive learning technologies in analyzing speech.The book offers a comprehensive go-to resource for the description of various features in second language (L2) spoken discourse as well as a guide for ways in which they can be extracted and analyzed. The text aims to accomplish its goal by providing an overview of linguistic features found in L2 acquisition, clarifying evidence-based constructs in L2 speech, and applying various analyses to suggestions for practice. This book brings together various strands of research and application with an emphasis on analysis of speech properties, which can be a gate-keeping function of speech. In particular, its innovative approach lies with the introduction of segmental, suprasegmental, lexico-grammatical, and pragmatic features in the analysis of L2 speech. This approach offers a more comprehensive view of L2 spoken discourse which can be extremely beneficial for L2 research and pedagogy.Covering the speech of both native and non-native speakers, but with particular relevance for second language acquisition, this book is essential reading for graduate students, teachers, and researchers in applied linguistics, TESOL, and other speech-science related fields.
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This book integrates theoretical and practical perspectives on computer-assisted analysis of spoken discourse, reflecting recent important developments in speech analysis for language teaching and assessment.
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List of illustrationsChapter 1Introdution1.1 Why Spoken Language?1.2 Spoken Language in the Fields of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics1.3 L1 Spoken Discourse1.4 L2 Spoken Discourse1.5 Scope of the BookReferencesChapter 2Considerations in the Dwescription and Analysis of L2 Spoken Discourse Section A: Considerations for Researchers2.1 Introduction2.2 Theoretical Considerations for the Analysis of L2 Spoken Discourse2.3 Corpus Linguistics Methods of Analysis of L2 Spoken Discourse2.4 Data Sources2.5 Units of Analysis in L2 Spoken Discourse2.6 Methods of Acoustic and Temporal Analyses of L2 Spoken Discourse2.7 Challenges in Describing and Analyzing L2 Spoken Discourse Section B: Considerations for Teachers2.8 Historical Development of L2 Pronunciation in the Classroom2.9 Representation of Speech–Related Features in the L2 Classroom2.10 L2 Speech and Language Assessment ReferencesChapter 3Segmental FeaturesSection A: Definitions and Research Findings3.1 Introduction3.2 Consonant Features3.3 Vowel Features3.4 The English SyllableSection B: Extraction and Analysis3.5 Consonant Features3.6 Vowel Features3.7 Syllable FeaturesSection C: Pedagogical Applications3.8 Consonant Features3.9 Vowel FeaturesReferencesChapter 4Suprasegmental FeaturesSection A: Definitions and Research Findings4.1 Introduction4.2 Phonological Processes and Connected Speech4.3 Rhythm4.4 Fluency4.5 ProsodySection B: Extraction and Analysis4.6 Phonological Processes and Connected Speech4.7 Rhythm4.8 Fluency4.9 ProsodySection C: Pedagogical Applications4.10 Syllables4.11 Connected Speech and Phonological Processes4.12 ProsodyReferencesChapter 5The Lexis and Grammar of Spoken DiscourseSection A: Definitions and Research Findings5.1 Introduction5.2 Lexical Features in Spoken Discourse5.3 Grammatical Features in Spoken Discourse5.4 Functional Correlates of Conversational Features5.5 Grammatical Features in L2 Spoken DiscourseSection B: Extraction and Analysis5.6 Part 1: Lexico-Grammatical Analyses in Collected Speech Files5.7 Part 2: Lexico-Grammatical Analyses Using Online CorporaSection C: Pedagogical ApplicationsReferencesChapter 6Pragmatic FeaturesSection A: Definitions and Research Findings6.1 Introduction6.2 Pragmatic Constructs and Features of Spoken Discourse6.3 Pragmatic Functions Carried by Linguistic FeaturesSection B: Extraction and Analysis6.4 Selection of Pragmatic Features of Interest6.5 Analysis of Selected Pragmatic Features6.6 Data for Pragmatic Analysis6.7 Research ApplicationsSection C: Pedagogical ApplicationsReferencesChapter 7Spoken discourse in a global context and future directionsSection A: World/Global Englishes7.1 Introduction7.2 Kachru’s Three Concentric Circles 7.3 New Englishes varieties7.4 English as an International Language (EIL)7.5 Pedagogical ImplicationsSection B: Recommendations and Future DirectionsReferencesIndex
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ISBN
9780367140731
Publisert
2023-12-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
521 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
270

Biographical note

Romy Ghanem serves as the Senior Researcher and Curriculum Director of the International Interfaith Research Lab at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research areas include second language (L2) pronunciation, linguistic and reverse linguistic stereotyping, language profiling, and L2 speaker accentedness.

Okim Kang is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Applied Linguistics Speech Lab at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests are speech perception/production, language social psychology/attitudes, L2 pronunciation/intelligibility, L2 oral assessment/testing, and automated scoring/speech recognition.

Maria (Masha) Kostromitina received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University. Her research interests lie in the intersection of second language prosody and pragmatics. Specifically, Masha investigates the effectiveness of pragma–prosodic training in improving learners’ use of prosody in speech acts and the role of cognitive individual differences in prosody acquisition.